Apple
Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Ads Predictions
$216K–$325K
New York City, New York · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; preferably in ad tech, recommender systems, or web-scale search/retrieval.
- Education
- Bachelor's, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Information Retrieval, or a related field.
About the job
Build and scale machine-learning models and retrieval systems that predict user interactions and improve advertising outcomes across Apple’s App Store and News platforms.
What you'll do
- Design ML models for user interaction, CTR, and CVR predictions; develop and optimize retrieval algorithms.
- Work with large-scale datasets and cross-functional teams to improve models and deploy them to production.
- Design and run large-scale experiments to evaluate model architectures and learning strategies.
What they ask for
- 6+ years applying machine learning and statistical modeling at scale.
- Deep experience with neural network architectures and training pipelines using TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Practical understanding of reinforcement learning, explore/exploit strategies, and bandit-based optimization; experience with high-volume data pipelines, A/B testing, and performance measurement at scale.
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with SQL, Scala, or Java; Bachelor’s, or equivalent experience, in a related field.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD, or equivalent experience, in a related field.
- Information retrieval foundation, including query-document matching, embedding-based ranking, and learning-to-rank.
Pay
$216,200 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
TensorFlow, PyTorch, Python, SQL, Scala, Java, Transformers, DNNs
AI focus
Develop ad prediction and retrieval models, including deep learning, contextual bandits, multi-task learning, LLM-based ranking signals, reinforcement learning, and representation learning.
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